Chayora Names Harry Shen As Its New Technical Manager
Facilities design and engineering expert appointed to leadership role as company’s Tianjin Hyperscale Data Centre Campus targets live operations by close of 2018.
Chayora Limited has announced the appointment of Harry Shen as its new technical manager. Shen has more than a decade of experience in data centre and critical facilities design and engineering, including multiple projects serving global data centre and multinational enterprise clients throughout China.
In his new role as technical manager, Shen will work with Mike West, Chayora’s head of engineering, and will coordinate the International Standards which Chayora insist upon to align with the best practices in China. He will continue to ensure that the technical designs of Chayora’s data centres always meet or exceed customer requirements, as well as ensure the quality of technical solutions while providing oversight of technical procurement in China. He will also select and manage project consultants, and coordinate and collaborate with key project stakeholders. The appointment of Shen comes as Chayora continues to develop its new Beichen, Tianjin hyperscale data centre campus which the company projects will commence live operations by the close of 2018. The 300 MW, 32-hectare / 80-acre campus will serve the greater Beijing region that is home to more than 150 million people in the JingJinJi mega-metropolitan area of northern China.